All Broadcast articles in 15 December 2000

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  • News

    BBC Breakfast editor quits for sports role

    2000-12-15T15:35:00Z

    Thompson to join Salmon in re-positioning of BBC sport as speculation on launch of BBC sports channel continues

  • News

    Megalomedia to sell Framestore and CFC

    2000-12-15T13:10:00Z

    Framestore founders Reed and Sargent to buy businesses for new company Guidedraw

  • News

    talkSPORT has licence renewed

    2000-12-15T11:25:00Z

    New financial deal will help the station 'move faster towards breakeven'

  • News

    Digital channels to take on Sky over high cost of interactive launches

    2000-12-15T11:00:00Z

    A group of digital TV channels is set to lobby the Office of Fair Trading over the cost of launching interactive services on Sky's digital platform, writes David Wood.Channel heads

  • News

    White Paper Special - Ofcom named as watchdog

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    As expected, the white paper outlined the details of a new single regulatory body for the communications industry, with two divisions, to deal with economic and content issues, writes Penny Hughes.

  • News

    White Paper Special - MPs welcome Smith proposals

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    MPs have reacted favourably to the communications white paper although their questions in the Commons on Tuesday (12 December) revealed anxiety over the strength of regional TV and the BBC.Shadow media

  • News

    SOLID STATE MD TO QUIT

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Solid State Logic (SSL) managing director John Jeffery is to step down from 1 January and will be replaced by Colin Pringle, who is currently group marketing director. Pringle joined SSL

  • News

    MANUFACTURER MOVES

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    A number of recent appointments have been made at manufacturers and their resellers. Jayson Chase has quit Tyrell to join the Root 6 sales team. He will be replaced in January

  • News

    Lookalikes

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Get satisfaction from the rockin' similarities between these two hardcore party animals, Granada Creative chair Andrea Wonfor and Rolling Stones bass player Ronnie Wood. While one has more groupies than most

  • News

    Millionaire or weakest link?

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    So you want to be a TV executive? Do you know what the main events of the year were in broadcasting? The demands of broadband or the 22.00 news move debacle?

  • News

    White Paper Special - ITN and Sky in limbo over news

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    A lack of clarity on the rules over ITV's nominated news provider in the white paper has left both ITN and Sky News in limbo over the ITV news contract, write Lucy Rouse and Simon Ellery.

  • News

    Restructure leads to job losses at Itel

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Granada International this week unveiled its restructure following its merger with former United News & Media distribution arm Itel in the first swathe of a number of planned changes.As predicted by

  • News

    Granada Media to merge sports

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Granada Media has stepped up its plans to dominate the UK commercial television content market by unveiling its own dedicated sports department.The company is rebranding its recently acquired United Sport division

  • News

    Johnson joins Granada Sky

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Former Granada lifestyle head of production Lesley Johnson is joining Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) in a newly created role as head of production, writes Colin Robertson.

  • News

    White Paper Special - Government mulls spectrum pricing

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The Government aims to value broadcasting spectrum for the first time, in a move that could see a change in the way broadcasters pay for the privilege of using the space, writes Katy Elliott.

  • News

    Rights money to fund grass roots sport

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The European Council (EC) has decided that sporting bodies should contribute fixed percentages of the proceeds of the sale of their broadcast rights to developing grass roots sport, writes John Lewis.

  • News

    FOREVER POSTS LOSS

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Forever Broadcasting has announced its first set of preliminary results for the period to 30 September since its incorporation in September 1999. Forever floated on AIM in August and has recorded

  • News

    AND FINALLY...

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    LWT's Sean Kneale, producer of The Way They Were 4 - Coronation St Special, on eating glue...

  • News

    Paul Watson filming

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    NHS leading film-maker Paul Watson is making a major documentary on the way National Health Service hospitals handle the anticipated patient crisis this winter, writes Colin Robertson.

  • News

    Ratings - ITV's William has the most fans

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Prince William was ITV's crowning glory this week, as the network beat BBC 1 in the battle over last-minute specials on the prince's exploits in Patagonia, writes Jon Rogers.